by Pastor Tim Koester | Jan 14, 2025 | Church
As we begin a new phase of pastoral leadership at Saint Michael, it’s important to share the framework we are using for our work together. That structure leans toward a “dual-pastoring” approach with the two of us sharing many pastoral responsibilities such as worship...
by Pastor Tim Koester | Dec 3, 2024 | Church, News and Events
In the Evangelical Lutheran Church, pastors are “called” as opposed to “assigned” or “hired”. I know it can feel strange. Believe me, it was strange for me when I went through it. The hope however, is a process where the Holy Spirit...
by Pastor Tim Koester | Nov 27, 2024 | News and Events
Ok. Hold on. This is going to be more complex than your usual movie review. I can’t remember when I first learned who Dietrich Bonhoeffer was. I know it wasn’t in the Lutheran school of my childhood but it could have been in the spiritual crisis I had while at...
by Pastor Tim Koester | Nov 19, 2024 | Church, News and Events
On Sunday, November 17th, Saint Michael Lutheran met for our annual congregational meeting. I want to express my personal thanks to Jon Fredricks, outgoing council president, for his four years of dedicated and skilled work on behalf of the congregation. Thank you...
by Pastor Tim Koester | Sep 4, 2024 | Humanity, Theology
As we continue this series on the draft statement “Civic Life and Faith”, I want to go back to the question I began with last week, “Why can’t we just leave politics out of the church?” This week, I answer, “Because political decisions have real-world and real-life...
